Grenada Soca Monarch

I went to the Grenada Soca Monarch Competition last night for the first time in my life. For those of you who may not know what soca is click here. I wasn’t planning to go but a friend of mine asked me to come and help serve at the bar with the Rotaract Club.

It was really tiring work. And to be honest with you, I didn’t see any of the performances. I barely even heard the acts over the loud shouts for “a beer and two Smirnoff Ice!” Nonetheless I came away with a great experience that made me feel really proud of my people.

One would expect a jovial and nearly drunk mob, coming for more drinks at the bar to be more “troublesome”. But honestly it wasn’t so. Only two people working with me reported that people tried to steal drinks. No one tried to steal our money, even though if someone really wanted to they could have. No one attacked any of us. Yes a few people threw some nasty words at us when they apparently weren’t given the sort of attention that they desired, but that was it. No violence. No serious theft. Just people enjoying themselves the best way they know how. I would be quite surprised if tomorrow the police reports any serious incidents.

So thankyou, Grenadians, for showing your true beautiful colours of being a generally honest and courteous people. I am a Grenadian but have been away for some time. I’m sure the visitors also felt the same way I did.

For those interested, you can find the results of the Soca Monarch here. For more information on Grenada’s Carnival Celebrations click here and here.